The Clearing
A storm that has been continuing to swell over Appalachia for 5 months with no sign of stopping. While journalist and her colleague are on route to continue ongoing interviews with survivors about strange psychological behavior following the storm, she inexplicably wakes up alone in an empty jeep, parked in a clearing, surrounded only by Appalachian wilderness. After realizing the car will not start, she makes the bold decision to find her way back to civilization on foot, despite being lost. With vivid recurring thoughts and visions of personal childhood trauma manifesting around her, she finds herself unable to leave the woods, instead mysteriously returning to the clearing.
Directed by Stephanie Trainer · Written by Karl Nykwest
Cast
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Samantha Ainsworth Theresa - Christina Chickis Christine
- Tom Mirth Patterson
- Andy Pivarnik Tarasenko
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James Quinn Ian - Amna Geko Ivana
- David Bielewicz Steven
- Eric Swader Father
- Christine Starkey Tammy
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Evelyn Wawrzyniak Katya
Make it a double feature
3h 22m together
The Clearing
Memento
A close match in mood and era.
